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"But I'd play on everything from pop records to a lot of the glam stuff to rock stuff to classical stuff. I used to get called to do all those things, it was great."
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"Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only."
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"In the contract days, the big studios groomed us to play particular roles and we would stay with the image they gave us and insisted on."
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"My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you never knew who you would be working with until you arrived at the studio."
"My life revolves around music and always will. I need to be a part of music and not an observer."
"I was born in 1949 - which seems like a long time ago... Actually, it is a long time ago, when I think about it."
"I like Toronto a lot, it's a good city. The only thing that really annoys me about Toronto is that you're turning Maple Leaf Gardens into a grocery store, which is absolutely nothing short of disgusting."
"My faith is very private to me. It plays an important part in my life, but I do not try and throw my beliefs at others. I have tremendous respect for all faiths and beliefs, but have a deep concern that religion and faith are currently a long way apart from each other."
"I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter. I spent many hours at Henry's old homes, such as Hampton Court, and visiting the Tower of London. I read no other books during that period."
"The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage."
"Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One."
"Country and western is the music of the devil. That's the real truth of the matter. My late Mother, bless her, loved country and western. God, I couldn't handle it."
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